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2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft - Artist view

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Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-son27-59001

Date

2007-02-01

Conceptual drawing of 2001 Mars Odyssey over Mars. Odyssey was launched April 7 2001 on a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and reached Mars on October 24 2001.Its mission was to hunt for evidence of water on Mars, and also to act as a relay for communications between the Mars Explorations Rovers and Earth.